MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES 369 



are taken as wanted to the greenhouse and planted in the 

 beds. Whatever kind of sets or bulbs may be used, they 

 should be planted very close together in order to obtain 

 a heavy and profitable crop. It is also desirable to plant 

 deep so as to produce long, well-blanched stems. 



PARSLEY 



There is always some demand for parsley. The leaves 

 are tied in small bunches, which generally retail at about 

 5 cents a bunch. Plants for forcing purposes are grown 

 in the open ground from seed sown early in the spring. 

 The seed should be sown in drills and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand not less than 10 inches apart, if strong 

 plants are desired. In the fall of the year, any time before 

 there is hard freezing, the plants are cut back to the 

 crown and the roots planted in the greenhouse. If con- 

 ditions of heat and moisture are provided which would 

 be suitable for lettuce, new leaves will soon develop and 

 these may be cut from week to week until the plants are 

 exhausted. The plants are easily grown from seed sown 

 in the greenhouse early in the fall. Any of the curly- 

 leafed varieties may be used for forcing. 



PEA 



The pea is not a profitable forcing crop, though it is 

 easily grown under glass. The early, dwarf varieties are 

 preferred for forcing. Nott's Excelsior is a dwarf, 

 wrinkled variety of superior quality and it is probable 

 that this variety would thrive just as well under glass 

 as the smooth, extremely early sorts. The soil should be 

 deep and rich. A large proportion of rotten manure is 

 valuable in securing a full crop. 



The distance between rows will depend on the space 

 requirement of the variety planted. Under greenhouse 

 conditions, 12 to 15 inches between rows should provide 



